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Steven Spielberg

Leavittman1 — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 17:04:59 GMT

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[[Image:C H E A T.png|thumb|C.H.E.A.T. phone home.]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg]]''' is a highly successful and popular film director and producer, having worked on numerous films and TV series since the 1970s. He has directed and/or produced such movies as [[Wikipedia:Jaws (film)|''Jaws'']], [[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'']], and [[Wikipedia:Jurassic Park (film)|''Jurassic Park'']]. He is also friends with [[George Lucas]], another famous film maker. There are several references to him on many of the Homestar Runner toons.

== References ==
=== Directed By Spielberg ===
*Email [[trading cards]] {{--}} [[C.H.E.A.T.]] is a non-playable [[Videlectrix]] game that appears in an Easter egg, that is a parody of the [[Atari 2600]] game [[wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]], which is based on the [[wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|film]] directed by Steven Spielberg.
**The title screen was later revised and used in the DVD exclusive [[Where's the Cheat? (game)|Where's the Cheat?]] game.
*[[Hallrunner]] {{--}} If you talk to the shark, "Quint" tells you some "keen fishing tips." Quint was a fisherman in the movie [[Wikipedia:Jaws (film)|Jaws]], and was eaten at the end of the movie.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[The King of Town]] dresses as a mashed-potato replica of Devil's Mountain, seen in ''[[Wikipedia:Close Encounters of the Third Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''.
*[[The Show: Ween Edition]] {{--}} [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Bad]], and [[Strong Sad]] all dress up as characters from E.T.

=== Produced By Spielberg ===
*[[FAQ]] {{--}} The page title, "FAQ - Ouch. What do you do?", quotes ''{{w|The Goonies II}}'', a video game spun off of ''{{w|The Goonies}}'' (which has Spielberg credited for "Story" as well as producer).
*Email [[theme song]] {{--}} The announcer for [[Cheat Commandos]] paraphrases of the first line of the theme song to ''{{w|Tiny Toon Adventures}}'': "They're tiny, they're toony, they're ''all'' a little loony".
*[[Happy Hallow-Day]] {{--}} [[The Cheat]] dresses as Gizmo from ''{{w|Gremlins}}''.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] confuses [[Strong Sad]]'s {{w|Sam Kinison}} costume for one of Ma Fratelli from ''The Goonies''.

== See Also ==
*[[George Lucas#Indiana Jones|Indiana Jones]]
*[[Back to the Future]]
*[[Jurassic Park]]
*[[Transformers]]
*[[Disney]]
*[[Don Bluth]]
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]]
*[[Stanley Kubrick]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

George Lucas

Leavittman1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:45:33 GMT

Leavittman1: /* Other */

{{redirects|Lucasfilm}}{{for|company formerly known as Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts}}
The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and {{w|Lucasfilm}}, especially the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' and ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.
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==References==
[[File:MarizpanCaptainEO.png|thumb|[[Michael Jackson|The king of pop!]]]]
===Star Wars===
{{seemain|Star Wars}}
Lucas created the ''Star Wars'' series, writing and directing {{w|Star Wars (film)|the first movie}} and continuing to write and/or direct the subsequent five films. He remained heavily involved in many aspects of the series until the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to [[Disney]].

*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to fan backlash against Lucas driven by his work on the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|Special Editions}} and {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}} which some fans considered to have "ruined" their childhood fondness for the series.

===Indiana Jones===
{{seemain|Indiana Jones}}
The ''Indiana Jones'' character was created by Lucas, with [[Steven Spielberg]] joining as director and collaborator on the first four movies.

===Other===
*Email [[montage]] {{--}} The [[TVTropes:Main/WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue|"Where are they now" ending]] was popularized by Lucas's 1973 film ''{{w|American Graffiti}}''.
*Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} Gene employs {{w|THX}} special effects artists, an audiovisual standard developed by Lucas and later spinning off from Lucasfilm, to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses as {{w|Captain EO}}, from the short film of the same name written by Lucas and starring [[Michael Jackson]].
*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|incorrectly guesses]] [[Strong Mad]]'s costume is from {{w|Labyrinth (1986 film)|Jim Henson's Labyrinth}}, which was produced by Lucas.

==See Also==
*[[LucasArts]]
*[[Disney]]
*[[Steven Spielberg]]
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]]
*[[Stanley Kubrick]]
*[[Telltale Games]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Lucas, George]]

George Lucas

Leavittman1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:38:02 GMT

Leavittman1: /* Other */

{{redirects|Lucasfilm}}{{for|company formerly known as Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts}}
The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and {{w|Lucasfilm}}, especially the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' and ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.
__NOTOC__
==References==
[[File:MarizpanCaptainEO.png|thumb|[[Michael Jackson|The king of pop!]]]]
===Star Wars===
{{seemain|Star Wars}}
Lucas created the ''Star Wars'' series, writing and directing {{w|Star Wars (film)|the first movie}} and continuing to write and/or direct the subsequent five films. He remained heavily involved in many aspects of the series until the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to [[Disney]].

*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to fan backlash against Lucas driven by his work on the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|Special Editions}} and {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}} which some fans considered to have "ruined" their childhood fondness for the series.

===Indiana Jones===
{{seemain|Indiana Jones}}
The ''Indiana Jones'' character was created by Lucas, with [[Steven Spielberg]] joining as director and collaborator on the first four movies.

===Other===
*Email [[montage]] {{--}} The [[TVTropes:Main/WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue|"Where are they now" ending]] was popularized by Lucas's 1973 film ''{{w|American Graffiti}}''.
*Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} Gene employs {{w|THX}} special effects artists, an audiovisual standard developed by Lucas and later spinning off from Lucasfilm, to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses as {{w|Captain EO}}, from the short film of the same name written by Lucas and starring [[Michael Jackson]].
*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|incorrectly guesses]] [[Strong Mad]]'s costume is from {{w|Labyrinth (1986)|Jim Henson's Labyrinth}}, which was produced by Lucas.

==See Also==
*[[LucasArts]]
*[[Disney]]
*[[Steven Spielberg]]
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]]
*[[Stanley Kubrick]]
*[[Telltale Games]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Lucas, George]]

George Lucas

Leavittman1 — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:22:09 GMT

Leavittman1: /* Other */

{{redirects|Lucasfilm}}{{for|company formerly known as Lucasfilm Games|LucasArts}}
The works of '''[[Wikipedia:George Lucas|George Lucas]]''' and {{w|Lucasfilm}}, especially the ''{{w|Star Wars}}'' and ''{{w|Indiana Jones}}'' franchises, have left a profound impact on filmmaking and pop culture, and [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] is no exception.
__NOTOC__
==References==
[[File:MarizpanCaptainEO.png|thumb|[[Michael Jackson|The king of pop!]]]]
===Star Wars===
{{seemain|Star Wars}}
Lucas created the ''Star Wars'' series, writing and directing {{w|Star Wars (film)|the first movie}} and continuing to write and/or direct the subsequent five films. He remained heavily involved in many aspects of the series until the 2012 sale of Lucasfilm to [[Disney]].

*Email [[what i want]] {{--}} Strong Bad asks the sender, Talon Jendro, if George Lucas came up with his name.
*[[Strong Badia the Free]] {{--}} Using the glowstick on the katana causes Strong Bad to say, "Glowing swords used to be cool, until someone ruined my childhood", referring to fan backlash against Lucas driven by his work on the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Changes in Star Wars re-releases|Special Editions}} and {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}} which some fans considered to have "ruined" their childhood fondness for the series.

===Indiana Jones===
{{seemain|Indiana Jones}}
The ''Indiana Jones'' character was created by Lucas, with [[Steven Spielberg]] joining as director and collaborator on the first four movies.

===Other===
*Email [[montage]] {{--}} The [[TVTropes:Main/WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue|"Where are they now" ending]] was popularized by Lucas's 1973 film ''{{w|American Graffiti}}''.
*Email [[hygiene]] {{--}} Gene employs {{w|THX}} special effects artists, an audiovisual standard developed by Lucas and later spinning off from Lucasfilm, to operate a fake fire in his bedroom.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Tricks]] {{--}} [[Marzipan]] dresses as {{w|Captain EO}}, from the short film of the same name written by Lucas and starring [[Michael Jackson]].
*[[Halloween Hijinks]] {{--}} Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|incorrectly guesses]] [[Strong Mad]]'s costume is from {{w|Jim Henson's Labyrinth}}, which was produced by Lucas.

==See Also==
*[[LucasArts]]
*[[Disney]]
*[[Steven Spielberg]]
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]]
*[[Stanley Kubrick]]
*[[Telltale Games]]

[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Lucas, George]]